Ceremonies In and Around Columbus, Ohio by Rebecca J. Williams
There are many special elements that can make your wedding more meaningful to you and your family and guests. A Unity Candle Ceremony is a traditional way to include parents in your ceremony. A Sand Ceremony can be expanded to include family, friends and children. A Rose Ceremony can be added at the beginning of the ceremony to honor your mothers, later in ther ceremony as part of your vows, or towrd the end as a symbolic first gift to each other. Some couples add a Hand Ceremony. The Wine Ceremony is often part of Jewish Ceremony as are the Seven Blessings, but can be added to any ceremony.
